Class is a complicated concept, historically and in the present day. It’s difficult to define, somewhat ephemeral, and yet so clearly there in our societies and our cultures. For better or for worse, social stratification has been part of human … Continue reading →
Last week, Jessie’s post mentioned MacLaren’s Imperial Cheese, an early 20th century foodstuff we found in Christchurch. This cheese pot, which looked so insignificant and sounded so odd, represents one of the steps en route to our modern culinary world. Even … Continue reading →
If you recall our 2020 end of year blog, I made a new year’s resolution to ensure that we were updating both our social media accounts and the blog regularly. If you follow our blog and our other accounts, you’ll … Continue reading →
All good things must come to an end, and so this post marks the final blog in our Life Before Plastic series (here’s part one, two and three if you’ve missed any). Speaking of endings, today we’re going to be … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of a list of bars that confirmed themselves 'Proudly Pokie Free' in response to the campaign.
As a Spanish archaeologist who used to work on prehistoric sites and then became an artefact specialist in New Zealand, my experience has shown me that although they are worlds apart, Spanish prehistory and the Victorian era are closer than … Continue reading →
…this yard being kept in a disreputable state, there are no cinder pits in proper places to throw the refuse of cooking and things in general, as at home, so old bones, vegetable remains, scrapings of plates, cinders, tea leaves, … Continue reading →
It is interesting to consider how we are influenced by an intangible map of our senses and emotions tied to our place in the world. We pay little attention to how we feel walking around a familiar neighbourhood, looking at … Continue reading →
A photograph captioned, "I wonder what they're going to do with the land? We'd like a community garden. That's our aim, but I don't know what they're going to do. Seems like nobody does".
Being a Roman archaeologist by trade, wherever I go in the world I seem to sniff out some classical antiquities. Some call it a talent, some call it an obsession (I’ll leave that to you to decide…). There’s something about … Continue reading →
A story submitted by Hilary Lakeman to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Tim Kerr to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sarah Dreyer to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Jo Wicken to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Celina Elliott to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Ian Longhorn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sue Freeman to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Julie Lee to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Mark Buckley to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Stephen Mateer to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Trent Hiles to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Peter Low to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Dee Dawson to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Catherine to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Kerry Grant Donnelly to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Serra Kilduff to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf transcript of participant number QB851's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A story submitted by Louise to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website.